HELP MAKE LOCAL ISSUES

www.unitedwayniagara.org LEADERSHIP GIVING

“As a single mom and small business owner, I panicked when I was forced to

close my shop in March. I didn’t qualify for government benefits, how was I going to feed my boys? United Way was there for me with food, support and connected me with the best people. I am so thankful.”

FOOD SECURITYOver 50,000 local people struggle to afford healthy food. The struggle to make ends meet is a source of tremendous stress and anxiety, often making it difficult to focus on anything else. COVID-19 has only amplified what we already knew to be a major problem in Niagara - food insecurity.

United Way is committed to making Niagara a food secure community. We are leading the Niagara Food Security Network initaitive to drive collaboration among the many food security programs. We support programs and services that assist people in accessing and obtaining the nutritious food they need to live healthy, active lives and ultimately thrive. We invest in programs such as community kitchens, school meal programs, food distribution initiatives and community gardens. Last year, United Way investments helped 37,159 people feed their families.

United Way is also the dedicated home to the Niagara Community Garden Network. Community gardens provide numerous health benefits, including improved access to food, improved nutrition, increased physical activity and social connectedness as well as improved mental health and wellbeing.

Learn more about these new initiatives at unitedwayniagara.org.

“The need is all around us in our

community. I proudly support United Way

because I know that my gift will reach those

most in need and I am so grateful to be

privileged enough to give.”

Sandy Howe

Brock University

“United Way’s impact on Niagara families,

especially those in need, is unparalleled. The

whole Ridesic clan has been thrilled to support

this amazing organization and help them to

continue to impact the lives of Niagarans

every single day.”

Ridesic Family

“I am blessed for having the ability to

donate. Giving is one of the pathways to

making a difference in someone’s life

and to those in our community going

through hardship.”

Akram Askoul

Niagara Regional Police Service

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE1 in 4 women are said to experience domestic violence in their lives. The trauma of family violence creates long-term repercussions for survivors and their children. Last year, United Way investments helped 5,449 women and their families break the cycle of violence.

SOCIAL ISOLATION1 in 5 people in Niagara experience some form of social isolation. The absence of belonging and connection can have serious physical, mental and emotional consequences. Last year, United Way investments helped 64,695 individuals connect to their community.

POVERTYThe most recent statistics state 1 in 7 people in Niagara live in poverty. Poverty refers to the lack of resources to provide necessities of life - food, water, shelter and clothing. The impacts of poverty on a community are far reaching and devastating. Last year, United Way investments helped 37,263 individuals living in poverty improve their situations.

HOMELESSNESSThe last point-in-time count showed 625 individuals homeless in Niagara, not including invisible homeless or those living in unsuitable or precarious housing situations. Housing plays a critical role in providing the stability individuals and families need to thrive. Last year, United Way investments helped 3,257 people secure and maintain housing.

MENTAL HEALTHMental illness affects 1 in 5 people in Niagara. Social isolation, poverty and a lack of accessible services make it even more difficult for people to get the mental health support they need. More support is criticaly needed. United Way investments helped 43,511 individuals and families improve their mental health last year.

THE ISSUES

78 Service Providers

150+ Programs, Collaboratives & Initiatives

120,000+ Lives changed

OUR IMPACT

LEAD THE WAY As a leadership donor, you’ll become part of an unstoppable force for change. Your gift of $1,200 or more powers our work in the community, ensuring we can make local issues #UNIGNORABLE.

2019 LEADERSHIP HONOUR ROLL:

Visionaries ($100,000+)

Anonymous - 2

Pillars ($50,000 - $99,999)

J. Robert & Elaine LaveryThe Jasmine & Kevin Patterson Family Foundation

Benefactors($25,000 - $49,999)

Ted & Maureen HoxieThe Late William FedorkowJanet PartridgeSam & Robin RidesicAnonymous - 1

Pacesetters($15,000 - $24,999)

Linda Dal Bianco & Gordon JarvisPaul & Joyce EckelPeter W. Partridge & Poppy GilliamDomenic & Patrizia TrapassoCarolyn & Paul WeissTom Whitelaw

Pathfinders($10,000 - $14,999)

Adam & Gayle BurkeFrank & Beverley CooperGeorge O. Darte IIIJohn & Stacy GottsHarriet & John LehnenMarylee O’NeillTom A. RankinGregg RuhlSheryl WherryJim & Laurie-Ann WhitnallAnonymous - 1

Pioneers ($5,000 - $9,999)

Boris ApsitisAkram AskoulPeter & Fern BoldtGlenn & Heidi Burgess

David & Ruth BurtnikJohn & Sue BylhouwerCarol & Mike ClarkeSanto D’AgostinoDan & Donna DargavelFloretta DarkBill & Nancy ElkinDr. Gervan FearonGreg & Trish FinnMatt Greenway & Elaine O’ReillyFrances HallworthJacob & Katherine HildebrandMr. & Mrs. John HoughtonPam & Craig LilleyRichard A. LococoJohn & Kathryn LyeFraser & Karen MacKayErna McBrideRon & Carol Lee McInnisMike Plyley & Gail MacphersonPeter Ramm & Helen StaalRobert & Margaret ReidGini & Tim RigbyMark & Carrie SherkSean & Stephanie SimpsonCarol WalkerGeorge WatersEd & Barb WernerEllen WodchisAnonymous - 5

Patrons ($2,500 - $4,999)

Laurie AndrewsCarlos & Heather AntunesMike & Pat ArghittuMary & Bill ArmbrustMr. & Mrs. Roy & Janet BaldwinDavid BaleJeff & Leah BolanSheila Bristo & Robert SchenckChuck & Jane BurkeStuart & Michelle ButlerRobert Cary & Jane LaughtonRobert Chick & Dr. Vera WoloshynKen ChipmanDaniel CoberCraig L. ColemanPhilip & Karen CourtLuc & Lora CourtoisRobert DePetris & N’ora KalbNicholas Dion

Chris & Bev DyerWanda FastThe Late Jim FraserTom & Jane GauldLeo GautreauDave & Judy GeorgeRobert C. GibsonJanice GiesbrechtMarie-Louise GollerLorne GretsingerMel & Rick GroomKurt F. HaganJane Ford & Terence HallRichard H. HalseyBill HeelisBev HodgsonBob & Susan HoxieSteven HudsonRobert HuntLiz Isaak & Alvin KlassenJonathan JohnsonCassie Kelly & Patrick TierneyTillman & Wendy KershawRon & Ingrid KielstraMathew & Patricia KingLenore L. KlassenMr. John KoornneefMichael KrauseLouis LavoieDave LeeAndrea & Evan LindsayPatrick LittleCameron MacKayLinda & James MackayMarty & Vanessa MakoMichael & Paula MannLarry & Elizabeth MasseMcInnis FamilyRob & Pat NeillDoug H. NewmanGary NivenWilliam Rickers, CPA, CAMichael R. RipmeesterBob & Sue RuttanMaureen & Dave ShantzAlan & May SimpsonPhil SottileWade StayzerPatti & Len StolkJohn Suk & Susan ArmbrustRose TannousDave ThomasGeorge & Jackie ThomasRon & Stephanie TrippPeter Van Hezewyk & Lisa CraigKeith & Tammy Vandenberg

Cori J. VanderScheerBrian Walker & The Late Sylvia WalkerEduard WeberColleen P. WhyteGreg & Anne WightLarry & Irene WormaldAnonymous - 6

Champions($2,000 - $2,499)

Natalie R. BartonAnne Louise BiscaroBryan & Cindy BolesJason Burgess & Lisa Frattini-BurgessCorwin & Grace-Ann CambrayDan CarnegieSean CrockettDr. Brent DerksenHarry EdmondstoneJennifer & Peter FerenScott David GrahamEdward GravesJudith GruarinArthur L. HainesSue KelceyJoe Kenny & Karen McAllister-KennyMike & Anne KirkpatrickCheryl McCormickNelson McKayMelissa L. OstrihonJohn & Jan PottsPeter & Linda PringleLynn RempelGordon RipenburgPaul SottileKirsty SpenceAlvin & Cindy StarkBill & Rini StraverKim ThompsonMike & Jane TrojanHoi WongDave, Linda, Shaun & Alanna WyllieAnonymous - 9

Builders ($1,500 - $1,999)

Richard & Elaine AlguireJanet & Bob AllanAlan L. Barkhouse CoulisJordan & Kristen BeekhuisArthur BicknellWayne BlakelyMichael J. BonomiSteve Bortolussi Jim BradleyUwe BrandPeter & Barbara BrewsterMelanie BullFred & Karen CameronJohn & Jill CappaThomas B. CartwrightMichael & Margaret ConnollyKevin CosbyMelody CunninghamDan CurtisJudy DakersGreg & Sharon de PrinseDavid & Carol DecSusan DrakeDupont RenzettiDavid J. FarleyJamie FlemingAndrew FrydrykRobert GoslinJie HanMatthew A. HennigarBarclay & Lilli HolbrookKelly HumesTim & Janice JonesKevin JongRyan KellyJoe & Yvette KushnerJoann B. LidstoneRichard & Lynne LiptrapArt LopinskiShirley LouThomas & Deena MacDonaldJ. R. MacfarlaneAlison & Bruce MacTavishFelice MartinelloKamal MattarGordon McNab & Patricia LucasKathleen H. McPhersonJoan & Gus MedinaGrant & Marilyn MinardCatherine & Michael MondlochGraham & Laura MorrisonRico & Beth NataleNancy NenadovichDr. Elizabeth Oliver-MaloneRyan OrvidasBrent PfabGladys PlattsEd Pomeroy

Alan & Donna RalphAngela & Lloyd RedekoppKelly RileyBarbara SaintyD’Arcy SchnekenburgerAnita & Richard ScholmanDiane SchultzAnamitra ShomeSteve SilvermanJim & Nancy SissonsPam SkinnerAnne Marie SmithEd & Linda SmithBetty-Lou & Ken SouterDave SteinerJames StinsonTerry & Carol SuessSusan A. SydorBrenda TattrieRuth & William ToddMary TurnerDutch VadenBergTony & Susan VendittiAndrew & Jennifer WalkerHeather H. WhippleKeith WoodAnonymous - 12

Leaders ($1,200 - $1,499)

Sharon AloianJoanne AndrighettiMonique L. AquilinaBrenda Augerman-AudetteKevin & Susan BaileyTracy Barry-DePazStephen Bedford & Mari ShantzRon BergTerry & Cathy BoakJim BookerLeah BradshawMarian BredinSandy BrownMark CampbellSandi & Doug CampbellJennifer CarltonHelen ChamberlainYunKai ChanKim ChernishCheryl ChiassonJoan ChristensenMick & Jane ChudzikSusan ClinesmithPaul CollinsJodi CovelliAngela DavisDavid R. DayKimberley DeaneRachel & Brian DelaneyFran Dennis

John DillMarc DoucetAshleigh & Mike DoyleTara DruzinaTammy DumasFiona DunbarPeggy DwyerLaura FarrellyCindy ForsterGiulia ForsytheNancy FrancisGail FrostNancy Fung & Michael KoppJeffrey GabouryKevin GenningsHeather GillespieMargaret GilliganJacqueline GlenneyThe Graham FamilyWendy & Jon HannaMichelle HarveyJody HendryBruce HenningErin HicksJennifer HouseSandy HoweJim HowesAnya HumphreyScott JohnstoneDeborah Kalina-StrangesPaul & Maureen KarnerSean & Kerry KennedyTim & Colleen KenyonGlen KingHeidi KochAnne KubuRenee KuchapskiAndy KurczKirk LakeR. A. LandKevin & Louise LawrChristopher LazarzMarcie LewisJack LightstoneStephen LillicoClay LoachRonna LockyerDan & Rachel LonerganDavid & Angela LorenzoTim LueyBryan MacCullochLori MacCullouchJohn MacLellanIngrid MakusChristine ManuelGino MarigliaAnn Marie MartinMartha MasonLinda McAuslandElaine & Robert McCaugheyDanielle D. McGeachieJudith McTaggart

Bettina MedlandCathleen MeeBlake MerrittCindy & Derek MewhinneyJames & Susan MilesBradley MinorRichard MitchellDianne MorelloJeffrey P. MulliganRebecca MullinDavid J. MurphyRosemary S. MurrellKaylin, Ed & Charlie NapperRhonda NicholsonDavid OakesBrian O’NeillMichael OwenJames PakemanJim & Valerie ParkeJoseph E. PatchettFiona, Ian & Sophie PeacefullLarry PearceHeather PolcRoman PoltlJim & Bonnie PowellJennifer & Todd RimmingtonHarold RistauStacey RobertsonMichael RootWynnann RoseJanet SavardTom SaxtonPamela ShanksKeith & Anne ShaverDonna SlaterRob StevenPaul & Darlene StringerCarrie L. TaylorStephen TchangEdward ThompsonNarongsak & Poonyapah ThongpapanlDon & Anne UrsinoAlonte VassalloRyann VassalloLiette VasseurDominic VentrescaRandy WardropeDr. Geoffrey WatersRob & Kathie WelchSarah WesterhoffPaola WidemanBarry WillsD’Arcy WilsonMr. & Mrs. R. WrightAnonymous - 30

Brock University 58Canada Border Services Agency 15General Motors St. Catharines Propulsion Plant 12Niagara Regional Police Service 12Niagara Region 10Ontario Public Service 10Algoma Central Corporation 9United Way Niagara 7Enbridge Gas Inc. 6Meridian Credit Union 6Niagara Health System 6Canada Revenue Agency 5Deloitte 5District School Board of Niagara 5Lancaster Brooks & Welch LLP 5RBC Dominion Securities 5

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COVID-19 Emergency Response FundHygiene Kits

Niagara Community Garden Network

Niagara Food Security NetworkPeriod Promise

School Supplies ProgramWelcome Home Kits

FUNDED PARTNERS:

Special Initiatives

Alzheimer Society of Niagara RegionAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of CanadaAttachment and Trauma Centre for Healing (ATTCH) NiagaraAutism Ontario - Niagara Region ChapterBethlehem Housing and Support ServicesBig Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara FallsBig Brothers Big Sisters of North & West NiagaraBig Brothers Big Sisters of South NiagaraBoys & Girls Club of NiagaraBridges Community Health CentreCanadian Mental Health Association of NiagaraCanadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)Casa El Norte, Fort ErieCentre de Santé CommunautaireCommunity Care of St. Catharines & Thorold

Community Care of West NiagaraCommunity Living Grimsby, Lincoln & West LincolnCommunity Living Port Colborne/WainfleetCommunity Support Service of Niagara RegionCyber SeniorsDevelopmental Services Ontario Client SupportDistress Centre NiagaraEpilepsy NiagaraFaith Welland OutreachFamily Counselling Centre NiagaraFamily Mental Health Support Network of NiagaraFeeding Fort ErieFolk Arts Council of St. CatharinesFort Erie Multicultural CentreGateway Residential ServicesGillian’s Place GROW Community Food Literacy CentreHeartland Forest Nature ExperienceHospice Niagara

Ina Grafton Gage VillageLinks for Greener LearningMainstreamMarch of Dimes CanadaMeals on WheelsNiagara Centre for Independent LivingNiagara College of Applied Arts and TechnologyNiagara Food Recovery MovementNiagara Nutrition PartnersNiagara Region Homeless OutreachNiagara Region Public HealthNiagara Region Seniors Community ProgramsNiagara Region Sexual Assault Centre (CARSA Inc.)Niagara Regional Learning CentreNiagara Women’s Enterprise CentreNiagara Worship CenterOntario Parents Advocating for Children with CancerOpen Arms MissionPort CaresPositive Living Niagara

Project ShareSaint Vincent de Paul- St. Alfred ConferenceSalvation Army Fort ErieSegue ClinicSilver Spire United ChurchSouthridge Community Church - Port ColborneSt. James & St. Brendan Anglican ChurchStart Me Up NiagaraStrive NiagaraThe Corporation of the City of St. CatharinesThe FORTThe Governing Council of The Salvation ArmyThe Hope CentreThe RAFTVictim Services NiagaraWest Lincoln Community CareWest Niagara Palliative Care Services (Rose Cottage)Westview Centre4WomenWomen’s Place of South NiagaraYMCA of NiagaraYoung Carer’s Initiative YWCA Niagara Region

905-688-5050 Mailing Address: 63 Church St. Suite LC1, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3C4

EXCELLENCE IN WORKPLACE LEADERSHIP GIVINGRecognizing organizations with five or more personal leadership gifts of $1,200 and above.A gift of $1,200 can provide emergency shelter and

food for one week for a family fleeing domestic abuse. A gift of $2,500 can provide crisis support for six families and children who are experiencing challenges.

A gift of $5,000 can support 15 at-risk youth, keep them off the street and on the road to better lives.

A gift of $10,000 can provide one of our After School Programs with enough food for one year.

A gift of ANY AMOUNT can help to change the lives of the most vulnerable people in our community who need us.

WHAT YOUR LOCAL LOVE CAN DO